Hi,

Just wondering since Ford is now rolling Mustangs to other countries as well, and MY is slotted to receive first shipment by the end of this year. We will also be receiving both flavors of the Mustang, the 5.0L V8 and the 2.3L EcoBoost engine. Which will be a better choice? I know hardcore fans will go for V8 for the raw powahh ... but is the 2.3L EB engine a worthy powermill to look at too? Don't know much about Ford EB tech so dunno if the power output from the EB in the new Mustang good enuff for it ... And pricing will be around RM200k for the EB version, i would assume?

IMHO, price should be north of 200k since mondeo 2.0 already at 200k. Maybe somewhere in 250k-300k region

Great looking cars from Ford lately and the 6th generation Mustang is no exception. Though this type of car should only cater for serious enthusiasts.

5.0 V8 vs 2.3 Ecoboost - this question has been discussed on the Ford enthusiast forums and generally the differences are in the higher power and torque + macho loud engine roar from the V8 vs adequately sufficient power and better fuel consumption + not so macho engine sound of the 2.3 Ecoboost.

take 2.3 eb, 5.0 v8 is meant for open road, if you have driven on US highway you will know why 5.0 v8 is a practical specs

Nope. I think the price is more than 300K. Look at BRZ over bloated price. Even thogh it is supposed to be abut the same price as Camry in USA, sure going to be overpriced. Not surprising if it is priced 400K.

i support this car to be more than rm300k region. otherwise many people buy this car and drive like maniac u know how malaysian drivers are. just look at nissan gtr drivers. although the gtr is different level.

This post has been edited by ledtechn: Jan 22 2015, 10:15 AM

it's gonna cost a lot more since its import directly from Michigan plant.

Look at Jeep. RM290k for a base wrangler.

2.3 Ecoboost road tax = RM680 / yearly

5.0 V8 road tax = RM11,130 / yearly

Ya true on the pricing part. Don't think Ford will be ever able to sell it for lesser than RM200k in bolehland since ours known for bloated sales tax and import duties ... i think RM250k would be a more logical price range (considering they have variants for the EB engine as well) ...

Definitely will not be in 200k benchmark.

Around 350k min should be correct.

Well, the new Ford Mondeo with an updated 2.0 Ecoboost is coming here in April if you can't afford or wait.

I would imagine the waiting list would be insane if Sime Darby intend to sell it at a very low volume & need to wait to be shipped from USA.

With that road tax on the 5.0 V8, prospective owners would need to draw a minimum of RM60k/monthly salary to own it presuming he's not going to touch his money in his savings/FD account.

pricing should be more or less like sport bmw/merc (2.0 turbo range)

Pehh ... for the V8, road tax is close to RM1k per month dee! Confirm tak mampu milik one ...

I'm really surprised that we'll be receiving both variants. I was only expecting one or the other.

2.3 ecoboost more than enough on our streets. 300hp + 400nm of torque, put some straight pipes and pedal to metal yooo,

ford focus st 2.0L ecoboost price here is around rm210k so maybe this mustang 2.3L ecoboost price will cost us more than rm300k

v8 5.0.... that sound... that raw power....






and that money to spend.....

got one bmw 740L at my apartment..i peek a bit at the roadtax...rm4+k per year.

Well, another thing to consider is the car scheduled service. Might cost a bomb as well. BMW 328i CKD already at 300k, so i think most assumption on above 350k sound more logical.

2 doors coupe will be applied higher import tax than 4-door sedan (mondeo), no?

look at Fiesta ST pricing here,
it's cheaper than Peugeot 208 GTi everywhere in the world except Malaysia

The thing about 2 door coupe has higher import tax than 4 door sedan is a complete bullcrap.

I cannot find a single concrete info that suggest otherwise.

Sedan, wagon, sport car & race car (I'm not making this up) as stated by MAA is all lump into the same tax & duty import structure.

Car pricing in Malaysia is an anomaly that no one can explain.

It's either MITI dictate the pricing of the car after tax applied or distributor set the price because they can.

This post has been edited by alpha0201: Jan 22 2015, 05:25 PM

This car won't be cheaper than RM300k. When it comes to paying road tax and insurance, it's already close to RM20k. Perhaps you don't need to have a monthly salary of RM60,000 to own the car. Maybe a salary of around RM40,000 would do. But then, assuming you don't have other commitments and stuff. Though folks who drive these cars would usually have plenty of money in the bank.